Hood speaks with 'forked tongue' and bulls fans are being encouraged to give him £1m so he can carry on doing so.

All while he attempts to deflect blame onto the RFL

Going into administration does not mean the death of a club. 500k taken to prop up a failed company for a few more years seems so dumb to me. Why can't we lose the Bulls from SL? Not as big a club as they're made out to be. Away following is average, home support propped up by v cheap tickets, local juniors ok at best. Big city but NOT a particularly big club. They shouldn't die but they are nothing like as important as being made out.

On top of the financial trouble, we can only name an 18 man squad for monday due to the injuries.

Shithead, ban etc.

No academy at Bradford to fill the squad with?

They must have give it up to help save money

You will. I'll insult them but if I'm going to get enthusiastic about it I'll really have to feel it.

Olbison, Addy, Whitehead, Burgess already in squad.

O'Brien, McAvoy, Murphy, Crookes, Rossi injured. Southernwood out on loan. Bateman suspended.

How many teams have more than a handful of youngsters who would be ready for 1st team action.

But 19th man does not play? Why can't one be named?

My memory may be failing me, but when Wakefield had trouble in 2000/2001, it was the catalyst to give first team action to both Gareth Ellis and Ben Westwood. The experience didn't do those two any harm, and the players which didn't make the grade, wouldn't have done whether they made their debuts then or not. (Nathan Batty, Rob Spicer et al went on to careers in the National Leagues.)

Bradford are important as they have shown they can be a big club, the supporter base is there and the game can't afford to lose major cities and replace with minor ones from a public/media/corporate perspective.

Will be very sad if we lose Bradford from SL and I can't see the RFL allowing it (if they have any sense)

What a load of crap. No-one should have a permanent seat in SL. Other clubs who've hit the financial wall in RL have had to cut their cloth and deal with the consequences. I thought SL was supposed the be the cream of the crop? Going a bit sour isn't it?

I said at the time of the announcement that its a load of poop. Layest they could have the money was friday any later they would be gone. Suddenly they are able to extend it to monday?? Makes you wonder if they were just after the paniking fans money? And where will the other £500k that is needed by the end of the month gonna come from?

Going very sour. It's looking increasingly like you need a wealthy owner to have a seat at the top table. Your point is right, of course. It's up to Bradford to sort its own problems out, and if we can well fine. If we do not, then there can be no complaints if we lose our seat. We have no God-given right to it.

You would just hope that some other club with a rich owner ready willing and able to bankroll his club for the long term would be in a position to take the seat.